Jennifer Linder

Jul. 06, 2012

What's Your IQ on SPF?

A look at the science of sunscreen: how it intercepts the sun's rays, whether it blocks vitamin D production, and what SPF really means.

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Ira Asks: How Do They Make Eyeglasses?

You deliver your prescription to an optician, and they return with a pair of eyeglass lenses tailored precisely to your personal vision quirks. But how?

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